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Teenage violence
in schools has become a tremendous concern to many people. School
violence over the past number of years has been increasing and family
life, the things that occur in schools and the neighborhoods that the
teenagers (that commit the crimes or violent acts) live in are some
of the major factors. These are not necessarily the only causes to
teenage violence.

Family Lifestyle
and the behavior of members within the family have been shown to have
a direct affect on a teenager?s behavior in school. A child can be
influenced very easily by any older person, especially a family
member, because he always looks up to that family member. If a person
in the family is involved in a criminal activity then the children
can be turned on by this and become interested in doing the same
thing. If the guardian or parent of a teenager does not punish him
for doing something wrong, this can only lead to repetition of the
bad behavior. Failure to stop a child from doing something wrong
could lead the child to believe that his behavior is acceptable.
Also, a child thinks that the people that are supposed to love him
don?t even care that he is doing something bad so he will continue to
do it. Teenagers also commit acts of violence to get their parents?
attention. If parents ignore what their teenagers are doing, then the
teenagers will continue to do more negative things just to get their
parents to notice them. Another reason why family lifestyle is a
cause to teen violence is, if the teenager is abandoned at a young
age than there is no one to teach him wrong and right (Kim 82).

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There are many
different situations that can occur in school that can cause
teenagers to do violent things. When a student has an argument with
other students or a teacher that student may only know how to deal
his anger by striking out. Often, teenagers do not know how to talk
things out and instead, react violently. If a teenager doesn?t like
what someone (a faculty member or another student) has said to him,
he might also let out his anger in violent ways. Sometimes, even if
the other person has not done anything wrong to him, but rather to
another person he can still get angry (school violence).

The neighborhood
that a teenager lives in can also cause him to be violent. If a teen
lives in a bad neighborhood, where violent acts are going on all the
time (besides for when he is in his house) and he will most probably
be influenced by it (Kim 81). As a teenager sees more and more
negative behavior happening daily in his surroundings, these
behaviors will become acceptable and result in the teenager
committing these same negative behaviors. Some of these negative
behaviors include theft (lunch money, jewelry), vandalism, demands,
threats, bullying, murder and rape (Kim 79). The following situations
are examples of common behavior by teenagers; two boys did an act of
vandalism in their school in New Jersey. The two boys vandalized
their busses. The damage amount was $60,000, and the school had to
close down for two days because there was no transportation. Another
act of vandalism happened in Oregon

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when a boy was
upset about his semester grades. He brought explosives into the
school office and destroyed his records and the records of all the
other students. It cost $43,000 in repair for all the damages (Landau
81).

Some teenagers
don?t get caught at what their doing out of their own intimidation
behavior towards other teens. After they bully some kid or even hurt
him, the victim may feel so intimidated and he will be scared to tell
on him (Landau 80). The teenagers that do get caught sometimes end up
doing whatever it is they were caught doing or doing something even
worse. This happens because either, they get very little discipline
or they are just so angry that they were caught they do the same
thing again (or something even worse) out of anger (Landau 79).

The results of
violence in schools can vary from requiring every student to have a
picture ID, to installing an alarm system in every class. Some
schools have locker checks without advising the students, undercover
police come in, or even metal detectors installed at every entrance
in the whole building. Proof that the metal detector works was
demonstrated in California where 15 students were expelled for having
guns in school. Before the installation of the metal detectors they
hardly ever caught anyone with guns. Generally, schools need to bring
in more security than ever needed before. Twice in Long Beach,
California teens from outside the school threw bottles and rocks at
the schoolyard. Twice, students were fired on and a bullet hurt a boy
playing basketball. As a result of these incidents the school built a
10-foot wall to protect students (Landau 80).

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Teenagers who
are, once were or never were victims are constantly fear. The kids
who are victims don?t want to ever go school again because they are
so scared. Every day they hope that they will get through the day
without anything bad happening to them (Landau 79). Bob is a very
good example of a boy who has once been a victim. Bob?s school was in
a neighborhood where no one suspected any abuse was happening.
Although no one suspected it, it did happen. Three boys always
cornered him and took turns hitting him. He got headaches and
dizziness from this happening to him. As a result, he switched
schools. Bob felt as if he was going into a ?boxing ring? everyday.
He had terrible nightmares, his grades dropped and he was always
preparing for someone to hurt him. Bob?s mom told the school what was
being done to Bob and they didn?t do anything. She sued the three
boys, their parents and the school administration (Landau 77). A
sixteen-year-old once said, ? You get used to it, and learn not to
leave anything around. I never wear my good watch on gym days?
(Landau 80). In Los Angeles, California undercover police had to
enter the school system, in order for school to go on. 300 police
have been in schools, 150 work undercover and the rest work in
uniforms and drive police cars. All of them are armed and are ordered
to bring any suspects to the local precinct (Landau 81). Teens who
have never been victims are also very scared.

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They are scared
that one day become victims. Their ability to learn is also affected
greatly.

Schools have
changed dramatically from the 1940s to the 1990?s. In the 1940s
teenagers were in trouble for chewing gum, getting out of line,
making

noise and not
throwing out garbage. In the 1900s teenagers get in trouble for
drugs, abuse, rape, robbery and bombings (Landau 79).

The Parent
Teacher Association said, ?Over $600 million of vandalism is done in
schools across America. This is more money than is spent on
textbooks. Only the students loose from their own vandalism ? the tax
dollars that they use on repairs could have towards their school,
such as computers (Landau 81).?

Reducing or
stopping teenage violence can be very difficult. But there are many
ways to do it. One way is to stop the violence before by having
in-school programs to teach students what is wrong and what is right
(to the ones that really don?t know). The schools can have classes to
teach the parents good parenting skills, such as getting more
involved with their child?s schoolwork, programs and activities.
Another idea is to have after school programs, just so the teenagers
will not be out on the streets where they may be influenced to commit
crimes or engage in violent activities. Rehabilitation programs are
also a very good idea. Helping students become better kids (not doing
violent things) does not only have to be done in school it can also
be done outside of school, in synagogues, churches or programs in the
local park. Family life, the things that occur in school and the
neighborhoods that the teenagers live in are some of the

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major causes of
teen violence in school. If the families, the schools (faculty) and
the neighborhoods help these violent teenagers then in the future
there won?t be this problem anymore (or it will at least be reduced).

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